BlackStreak 498 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Haven't been hunting my good gyp for a few months do to a breeding that didn't take but was hopeful and put her up as if it did. Brought her back out and started hunting her again since she didn't take. Took her out twice this past week and caught two pigs with her. First time I run a pit in behind her as backup . The wind was wrong for the dogs to smell the pigs so i wound up walking the dogs up fairly close to the pigs. She run a decent little boar down through the grassy cactus flat, took longer than normal but dogs did well avoiding the cactus. Next hunt I left the pit at the house since Lapua jumped back into the swing of things so well. I scanned the field with my night and seen pigs in it, so i went to the far side away from the pigs before shutting down and unloading so as not to spook the pigs. Unloaded Lapua and we crossed the fence into the permission where the pigs were feeding. Wind was carrying the scent of the pigs our direction and as soon as i crossed the fence Lapua caught their scent and headed out to them. It was a very dark night but i could still see fairly well the big black dog and the mostly black pigs pretty well amongst the dead yellow grass in the field. Lapua got to the pigs about 400 yards from where we crossed the fence and had another decent little boar caught with about 100 yards of it running off. The pig in the picture is of this pig. I've been catching pigs with my other dogs while waiting to see if Lapua took but as it happened it was the slack time of year when it's extremely hot so I haven't been hitting the pigs to hard, but like Lapua, I'm ramping back up. 9 Quote Link to post
boyo 1,398 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Enjoyed reading that bud look forward to reading more posts in the near future. Atb & hope your dogs have injury free season Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nice read that fella. All the best for the rest of the season. Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks! Quote Link to post
King. 215 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wish I was there on the pigs. Do you eat or sell them mate. Quote Link to post
Red Center 165 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nice work mate, I was in the same boat with my bitch not taking and she's only just starting to get back into work now Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wish I was there on the pigs. Do you eat or sell them mate. I sell a lot, eat a few, and i also feed a lot of them to my dogs. 1 Quote Link to post
General lee 979 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nice to read always interested in pig hunts what way is your dog bred and be nice to see some pictures of your dogs if you got chance Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Nice to read always interested in pig hunts what way is your dog bred and be nice to see some pictures of your dogs if you got chance Grown dogs i have 4 that are comprised of wolfhound, deerhound, mastiff and 1 stag. I have 2 pups that are 1/3 wolfhound, deerhound, greyhound I'm raising also. Quote Link to post
General lee 979 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks for the reply mate sounds like some tough dogs tell me do you find these type are capable of taking pig regularly a lot of people over here seem to think a lurcher isn't capable of taking a pig Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I had 12 pups from that litter. They threw all over the board. A few looked like slick haired stags, some looked like rough coated stags some threw to the wolfhound look. I was very pleased with the bone all the pups seemed to have. I kept two of the slick stag looking males for myself and am keeping 1 rough coated female for another gentlman and am going to start her for him. 1 Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Trying to upload better pictures of the pups but having a little trouble. The two light colored pups are the two males I kept for myself. The blue brindle is the female I kept back for another gentlman Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 My best pictures of the pups won't upload to the forum, this is the best i can do Quote Link to post
jack44 187 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Great post really enjoyed that. Seems like you have a great way of hunting and very nice dogs keep us updated on your hunts. Atb 2 Quote Link to post
BlackStreak 498 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thanks, will do. Quote Link to post
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